Comedic clown act Sakasaka set to perform at 2023 Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Held May 30 to June 23 in person and online, event features kid-friendly talents from across the globe

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Sakasaka. Photo by Clotilde Gérard

The 46th annual Vancouver International Children’s Festival is taking place from May 30 to June 4 in person on Granville Island, and from May 30 to June 23 online. The fun-filled event features world-class theatre, music, dance, circus, puppetry, and storytelling throughout several entertaining shows for Metro Vancouver children and families.

This year, 18 professional performing artists from around the world are scheduled to perform 80 shows throughout the festival. Some of the exciting works on the lineup include A Simple Space and ZOOOM from Australia, and Sakasaka from Madagascar, as well as local and national favourites.

Sakasaka. Photo by Clotilde Gérard

Sakasaka invites audiences to add a splash of joy to their day with a wordless physical comedy story told by Compagnie Zolobe, featuring live music and sound effects. Using only a mop, a bench, and buckets, three clowns will have viewers laughing out loud as they continually try to drink a cup of water.  Of course, nothing goes right—and the resulting antics are hilarious.

Expect the unexpected as the clown trio takes the audience on adventures, including a Michael Jackson Thriller dance homage, a trip on the Titanic, and even open-heart surgery. Delightfully entertaining, Sakasaka—which means thirsty in Madagascar’s national language Malagasy—also highlights the global issue of water scarcity and the importance of protecting this precious resource.

In A Simple Space, audiences will flip, fly, and fall in love with an exciting, jaw-dropping show produced by Gravity & Other Myths, where seven acrobats push their physical limits to the extreme. A breathtaking display of fearless acrobatics and death-defying feats that’s simple only in its setting, A Simple Space’s modest staging lets the strength, skill, and creativity of the performers take the spotlight. The stakes get higher as each tries to outdo the other with greater and more daring stunts and off-the-wall tricks.

A Simple Space. Photo by Chris Herzfeld

In-person tickets—which include access to an Activity Village full of interactive arts and crafts—are selling out fast for all shows, and guests are encouraged to purchase them in advance online via the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. Subject to availability, tickets will also be available onsite during the festival.

Online tickets can be purchased per household, for a pre-recorded performance which may be watched multiple times. Access to two digital art workshops is also included.

Post sponsored by Vancouver International Children’s Festival.